Examples of westbound in a Sentence
Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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SkyCal was overhead as the suspect, behind the wheel of a white SUV, fled from officers at speeds eclipsing 100 miles per hour on the westbound 60 Freeway in the San Gabriel Valley.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
In the Sierra Nevada, traffic was being turned around on westbound Interstate 80 at the Truckee and Donner Lake interchange due to multiple spinouts, the California Department of Transportation said.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
One westbound lane at SR-125 to Grossmont Boulevard was closed for about four hours.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The vehicle crash occurred in the westbound lanes of Kammerer Road just west of Highway 99.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
In the Sierra Nevada, traffic was being turned around on westbound Interstate 80 at the Truckee and Donner Lake interchange due to multiple spinouts, the California Department of Transportation said.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
One westbound lane at SR-125 to Grossmont Boulevard was closed for about four hours.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The vehicle crash occurred in the westbound lanes of Kammerer Road just west of Highway 99.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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westbound
adjective
west·bound
ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going west
a westbound train
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